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Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject-matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

  3. TITLE II COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS

    1. CHAPTER 1 Representation of rightholders and membership and organisation of collective management organisations

      1. Article 4.General principles

      2. Article 5.Rights of rightholders

      3. Article 6.Membership rules of collective management organisations

      4. Article 7.Rights of rightholders who are not members of the collective management organisation

      5. Article 8.General assembly of members of the collective management organisation

      6. Article 9.Supervisory function

      7. Article 10.Obligations of the persons who manage the business of the collective management organisation

    2. CHAPTER 2 Management of rights revenue

      1. Article 11.Collection and use of rights revenue

      2. Article 12.Deductions

      3. Article 13.Distribution of amounts due to rightholders

    3. CHAPTER 3 Management of rights on behalf of other collective management organisations

      1. Article 14.Rights managed under representation agreements

      2. Article 15.Deductions and payments in representation agreements

    4. CHAPTER 4 Relations with users

      1. Article 16.Licensing

      2. Article 17.Users’ obligations

    5. CHAPTER 5 Transparency and reporting

      1. Article 18.Information provided to rightholders on the management of their rights

      2. Article 19.Information provided to other collective management organisations on the management of rights under representation agreements

      3. Article 20.Information provided to rightholders, other collective management organisations and users on request

      4. Article 21.Disclosure of information to the public

      5. Article 22.Annual transparency report

  4. TITLE III MULTI-TERRITORIAL LICENSING OF ONLINE RIGHTS IN MUSICAL WORKS BY COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS

    1. Article 23.Multi-territorial licensing in the internal market

    2. Article 24.Capacity to process multi-territorial licences

    3. Article 25.Transparency of multi-territorial repertoire information

    4. Article 26.Accuracy of multi-territorial repertoire information

    5. Article 27.Accurate and timely reporting and invoicing

    6. Article 28.Accurate and timely payment to rightholders

    7. Article 29.Agreements between collective management organisations for multi-territorial licensing

    8. Article 30.Obligation to represent another collective management organisation for multi-territorial licensing

    9. Article 31.Access to multi-territorial licensing

    10. Article 32.Derogation for online music rights required for radio and television programmes

  5. TITLE IV ENFORCEMENT MEASURES

    1. Article 33.Complaints procedures

    2. Article 34.Alternative dispute resolution procedures

    3. Article 35.Dispute resolution

    4. Article 36.Compliance

    5. Article 37.Exchange of information between competent authorities

    6. Article 38.Cooperation for the development of multi-territorial licensing

  6. TITLE V REPORTING AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 39.Notification of collective management organisations

    2. Article 40.Report

    3. Article 41.Expert group

    4. Article 42.Protection of personal data

    5. Article 43.Transposition

    6. Article 44.Entry into force

    7. Article 45.Addressees

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. 1. Information to be provided in the annual transparency report referred...

      2. 2. Financial information to be provided in the annual transparency report:...

      3. 3. Information to be provided in the special report referred to...

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